WhatsApp introduces new privacy settings for groups

The Indian government had been asking WhatsApp to ensure user consent before being added to WhatsApp groups.

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State-level nodal officers to help Election Commission battle fake information

Poll panel asks Chief Electoral Officers to appoint nodal officers to crack the whip on problematic content.

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Explaining Facebook’s pre-poll crackdown on inauthentic behaviour

Facebook on Monday announced that it had removed or unpublished over 1,000 Facebook pages and Facebook and Instagram accounts from India and Pakistan for ‘inauthentic behaviour’.

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India votes 2019: Facebook action hit 'right-wing' pages too

These pages had an estimated reach “of at least 200 million” and, in some cases, were digital businesses worth a few crores.

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Congress asks Facebook to list pages pulled down for ‘policy violations’

Congress workers said they never had so many affiliated pages to begin with and expected Facebook to “come clean” with the names of all the pages taken down.

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Mindtree panel ropes in Khaitan and Co, ICICI Securities as advisors

The committee has been formed to give its recommendations on the open offer for the consideration of shareholders.

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India woos global geospatial industry with human capital, seeks investment

A thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, increasing use of geospatial technologies in public projects, and the smart cities project make India a hotbed for state-of-the-art mapping and location technologies.

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